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This week on The Cosy Cup Book Club, we’ve somehow ended up discussing two wildly different books in one cosy little episode.

First up: Knifed — featuring a super soldier and a premise that made us pause, blink, and say, “Right. Go on then.” It’s weird, it’s bold, and it sent us down a very specific rabbit hole.

Then we swing hard into Broken Princess, a dark mafia romance that delivers exactly what it promises: power, control, danger, and characters making choices that would absolutely ruin your life in reality.

We’re joined by author Laura Bennett to talk all things Broken Princess — from dark romance territory to writing morally questionable men and heroines who’ve been through it.

Expect cosy drinks, chaotic reactions, and that familiar Cosy Cup whiplash of going from “what did I just read?” to “I fear I enjoyed it.”

Pop the kettle on — it’s a mixed bag, and we loved it. ☕📚

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This week, we’re chatting about Scrapbook of an Unfound Songstress by Vicky Nolan — a book that feels like flicking through a scrapbook of half-remembered songs, lost voices, and the stories we build around them. We talk creativity, memory, identity, and the quiet ache of things that almost were.

Somewhere along the way, the conversation takes a turn into an apocalypse hypothetical — specifically, who we’d want to spend the end of the world with (emotionally, not strategically). It’s reflective, a bit unhinged in places, and exactly the sort of tangent you’d expect from us.

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This week’s episode is exactly as unhinged as the title suggests ☕🦆

We’re joined by the wonderful Emily Catlow for a cosy (and slightly chaotic) chat about The Secret We Keep – a book packed with tension, secrets, and the kind of emotional moments that make you stare into your mug and reassess your life choices.

Expect honest conversations about complicated relationships, quiet heartbreaks, and the very real art of pretending you’re fine when you absolutely are not.

Rosie's bit on the side is totally normal; about dating rubber ducks.

It’s warm, funny, a little bit emotional, and very Cosy Cup-coded. Pop the kettle on, get comfy, and join us for a chat that feels like sitting at the table after everyone else has gone home.

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This week we’re joined by Nan Tuckette for a very civil, absolutely normal untucked chat that definitely stays on topic.

We talk books, reading habits, and then — inevitably — Heated Rivalry, a MM hockey romance that has no business being as addictive as it is. There are opinions. There is banter. There is a surprising amount of investment in fictional men who should probably communicate better.

As ever, we discuss what worked, what made us sigh, and why this book continues to live rent-free in so many readers’ heads. No shouting, no academic analysis — just cosy book chat with a guest who fits the vibe perfectly.

Pop the kettle on, get comfy, and join us for another episode of chatting books like we’re meant to be doing something else.

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This week, Rosie fully commits to chaos and reads Frisky the Snowman for her Bit on the Side, and honestly… we’re still processing it. Expect festive filth, unexpected feelings about snowmen, and several moments where we question all of our life choices.

We’re also joined by author Jennifer Taylor-Gray for a brilliant chat about writing with humour, leaning into the ridiculous, and the absolute joy that is the Old Crones Club. We talk community, creativity, ageing disgracefully, and why stories don’t have to take themselves seriously to still say something meaningful.

It’s cosy, it’s unhinged, it’s surprisingly wholesome for an episode that involves a very frisky snowman. Pop the kettle on and join us.

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This week we’re diving into The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore, a festive romance packed with small-town charm, cosy winter vibes, and enough holiday sparkle to make even the Grinch crack a smile. We chat through the book’s sweetest moments, its most chaotic characters, and — because it simply has to be addressed — the most awkward smut scene we’ve ever read. Yes, ever. We survived it so you don’t have to.

Join us for tangents, questionable analogies, mild thirsting, and full festive mayhem as we unwrap our thoughts on this Christmassy read. Grab a hot chocolate, settle under your blanket, and enjoy the warm (and occasionally mortifying) glow of this week’s episode.

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This week we’re diving into a wild mix of vinegary chaos and fiery fantasy as we chat with the brilliant Paola Santana. Expect laughter, questionable metaphors, and a few moments where we almost behave like a serious book club. Almost.

We explore Paola’s world of love, mischief, and morally dodgy decisions, alongside the usual tangents involving pickles, cousins, and whatever else our brains decided to contribute on the day. It’s warm, witty, and just the right amount of unhinged.

Grab a cosy drink, settle in, and enjoy another delightfully chaotic chapter of The Cosy Cup Book Club.

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In this week’s episode, Katy and Rosie tackle the all-important question: which book deserves the next big TV or film adaptation—and why are some of them already practically storyboards waiting to happen? Expect strong opinions, mild chaos, and at least one moment where Rosie forgets what genre we’re even talking about.

We then dive headfirst into Never Bound by Rosemary Hart—a world of danger, devotion, and deliciously tense moments that had us both clutching our cosy mugs. We break down the characters, the themes, the twists, and exactly why this story lives rent-free in our heads.

Meanwhile, Niles pops in with a Historical Footnote on the surprisingly strange and slightly sinister history of Peter Pan. Lost boys, dark origins, and the usual Niles eccentricities… it’s a journey.

Grab your brew; it’s a good one.

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